Diel's Cotoneaster

Growth habit

Shrub

Native distribution

China

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Windrose Nursery

Description

Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub with arching branches reaching 2 m in height. Twigs densely pubescent when young; leaves oval-rounded, tough, 1-2.5 cm long, dark green above, somewhat pubescent, densely yellowish-tomentose beneath, distinctly veined. Flowers pink or white tinged with red, held in 3-7-flowered corymbs effective in June; fruits red, glossy, globose, 6 mm across, several or singular with 3-5 seeds.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5